Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSicalis (Yellow-Finches)
- SpeciesSicalis flaveola (Saffron Finch)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Yellow-backed Tanager
Hemithraupis flavicollis
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Sooty Grassquit
Asemospiza fuliginosa
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Saffron Finch in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 69% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 361 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.